The lecture today was much more interesting I think. The topic is 'Things ain't what they used to be', it is about museology.
Museums are not just displaying objects, this concept is too shallow. Museums create the stories of culture, show people things that were lost or remembered. The objects in museum are trying to present ideas and ways of thinking. Besides, every work in the exhibition has meaning, we need to figure out the meaning.
I really agree with this, I think that's why museums exist. When we visit a museum, we should not just be surprised by the displays, the main point is finding out the story which artist want to show us, that is truly what we should focus on.
Some examples were being shown to us. 'The National Gallery in Wartime' from Suzanne Bosman, Joseph Kosuth's work 'The Play of The Unmentionable'.Which impressed me deeply is Ed Ruscha's work. It is 'Los Angeles County Museum on Fire', it tells us not just museum disappear after fire also the culture.
Edward Ruscha 'Los Angeles County Museum on Fire'
Then we moved to a section of setting in museum. Tutor pointed out museums are controlled space. We can always see the signs, like 'don't run', 'follow this way', 'no photo'. This opinion is quite interesting. What's more, the classical paintings are always about white people, the nobility, also religion. It is not fair. I can't agree more. Museums sometimes will change the meaning of the objects, for example, take one shoe from one pair, just display one shoe. I think showing the original meaning is quite important for art.
Overall, the topic about museum is intriguing, also it inspired me pay more attention on details of museums.
References
References
Ruscha, E. (2009) Los Angeles County Museum on Fire. [online image] Available at:<http://artobserved.com/2009/11/go-see-london-ed-ruscha-at-the-hayward-gallery-through-january-10-2010/> [Accessed 18 October 2013]
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